| Index | Smithfield | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |

| Index | Smithfield | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 69.1% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 60.0% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 36.4% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 10.9% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.5% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.8% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.8% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Smithfield. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Smithfield, KY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Smithfield, KY, an average of 69.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 60.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Crestwood, KY | 5,222 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Middletown, KY | 8,048 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Buckner, KY | 5,814 | 58% | 20.1% |
| Simpsonville, KY | 2,973 | 54% | 12.5% |
| Campbellsburg, KY | 1,046 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Smithfield, KY | 217 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Blackwater, MO | 217 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Allakaket, AK | 217 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Shungnak, AK | 217 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Valley Home, CA | 217 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Cedar Fort, UT | 217 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Smithfield, KY | 217 | n/a |